Batik Guitar

Guitars on display at a glance Haryo Saso (62) looks like an electric guitar mostly. However, when considered in more detail, the guitar work of the man from Yogyakarta, has a different art.Guitar created , so he fondly called, has a blend of music and art of batik art. Initially, likes to play guitar, then since junior high school he learned to make guitars. It continued until now.Later,  trying to make a guitar with a blend of art of batik. He gave batik patterns on the guitar body makes. "It takes a year to learn.

Initially a bit difficult to write batik in the body of the guitar, but eventually it could be," he said when met in a Creative Forum for the 2011 exhibition at eX Plaza, Jalan MH Thamrin, Jakarta, Saturday (26/11/2011) .Men who have had three grandchildren and continue to develop the design of the guitar. Seriousness shown by direct patented the name "G & B" (guitar batik) as a brand on his guitar. In fact, he also opened PT Batik Products Tama guitar.Creative idea can not be separated from the background of the city of Yogyakarta, which closely with batik and love of the guitar. He then thought to introduce batik from the hobby.

Batik patterns used by not only from Java, but also from other areas, such as from Borneo. No kidding, to increase the value of the guitar, written directly using the canting batik.Creativity and struggle chat during the last 15 years were fruitless.Many have come to a homemade guitar out of the country. In fact, there are foreigners who can not play guitar, but boldly reached 2500 U.S. dollars to buy a guitar. Previously, the highest, to sell his guitar at around 1,000 U.S. dollars."The guitar is not just my batik made to be played, but can also be on display so more people can see the beauty of batik. Hence, many of which do not necessarily buy the guitar I can play guitar,"  .